Cosplay Showcase: Yaya Han's Camilla

Photo by Dave Yang

If you've been following Yaya Han the past few months, you'll probably realize how huge she's been in the Fire Emblem series. From the recent 3DS entries to the new mobile game that launched, Yaya's gone crazy over the franchise. To me it was a dead ringer/perfect match when she announced she'd be cosplaying the waifu to end all waifu wars, Camilla. The sultry Nohr princess is someone Yaya had an instant attraction to, not just in the waifu nature but Camilla's personality of being a big sister hit home for Yaya. Mainly in that she views herself as a big sister figure to the cosplay world which I truthfully see as a solid comparison. Yaya has grown in both her cosplay business and in making cosplay widely popular at the scale it is now. Camilla was debuted at Katsucon this past February and I did get to see this in person but for like 5 seconds XD. Yaya was looking busy/in the middle of getting to an area so I didn't want to bother her.

Much like Karlibra's Camilla I featured last month, Yaya went with the classic/default skin for her (though I believe she will be tackling the bunny suit revealed in FE: Heroes so YAY!). Same outfit but different techniques/materials were used. For example, where Karli used Worbla for the main breastplate, Yaya it seems used a combination of thick fabric and a corset for the lower section of this piece. Here, you'll see black and gold make a return for the base color scheme with dark purple seen in Yaya's neck covering. The only armor bits I see are if you travel down near her legs on the side of her thighs. Most likely these were done with EVA foam which I'll explain down below!

Photo by Joseph Chi Lin

As it turns out, the armor breastplate is composed of small foam pieces fused together with black leather like fabric sewn on top of it. The kneecap armor was also done/sculpted out of foam. Most of the info I have to share with you is coming from Yaya's direct site/portfolio section which I'll link down at the end! The light purple wig is beyond spot on as is the small black crown resting at the top. Figure wise, Yaya has the perfect look for Camilla, top to bottom. The massive battle axe was constructed out of a special quality foam and PVC pipes.

She also notes that the fabric used for this cosplay came from her own line which you can find at any Jo-Ann craft store thanks to their partnership. The small gold studs on the gloves pull the cosplay together nicely and I truly love the bottom areas here. More accurately, the red and black chest strap is small so it's mostly buried in Yaya's bust.  The boots/heels are pitch black in color and the tabard piece is again see through much like Karlibra's version. Purple gloves, and other hints of that color can be seen upon further inspection of the cosplay. I'm also totally in love with the gold trims that are seen throughout. This being worn at Katsucon, you can bet that the photos are nothing short of fantastic. I really wish I was able to chat with Yaya while she was wearing this so hopefully another opportunity will appear this year!

Material List:

2mm + 3mm Craft Foam

EVA Foam

Fabrics from Yaya's cosplay fabric line

Purple Wig

Gold and Black paint

Red trim

Red contacts

Photo by Brian Boling

Photo by Destiny's Curse Photography

Photo by Judith Stevens Photography

Photo by Martin Wong

Photo by Brian Boling

If I missed any parts of the construction or materials, you can find all of it in Yaya's portfolio site in the link below. Under that is of course a link to her cosplay page if you somehow haven't visited it yet!

http://yayahan.com/portfolio/costumes/camilla-fire-emblem-fates
https://www.facebook.com/yayacosplay/